Razor strop



H. E. REX. RAZOR STBOP. APPLICATION FILED AUG-24, I921.

Patented Oct. 24, 1922.

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Patented Get. 24, 11922.

HARVEY E. REX, 01? SAN FRANCESCO, CALIFORNIA.

RAZOR STBOP.

Application filed August 24, 1921. Serial No. M34328.

1 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARVEY E..REX, a citizen of the United States, and resident of San Francisco, county of San Francisco,

and State of California,*have invented a F the razor, and with the folds clamped in such position by the handle.

The primary object of my invention is to provide device as above identified which is simple to operate, cheap to manufacture and capable of performing its intended use with the greatest efficiency.

The invention possesses further features which will be set forth at length in the following description of the accompanying drawing, in which I have illustrated the preferred form of the device. In said drawing, Figure l is a perspective view of the strop as folded to form the holder, and Figure 2 isa perspective view of the strop as hung from a hook for the purpose of sharpening the razor.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, A represents the strop per se which may be made from either a strip or plurality of strips of leather or other material or a combination of leather and other material, with the handle B thereof attached to the strop at one end thereof, as best shown in Figure in referring to the part B as a handle, it is of course understood that it may be also used as a means for hangin the strop from a hook, however, the position of. the strop on the hook may be reversed so that it is hung from the gromet C with the handle grasped by the hand for holding the strop substantially taut.

The handle embodies in its construct-ion a pair of separate loops (5) and (6), the loop having a transverse straight end (7) adapted to be attached to the strop across the end thereof by folding the end of the strop over the end and sewing or otherwise fastening the fold, as at (8). The loop (6) of the handle is made with a pair of spaced eye hooks (9) through which the transverse straight end ('7) of the loop (5) passes and with the fold (8) of the strop slipped, as shown, to enable the eyes to be engaged by the end (7). The loops are of substantially the same length and in making up the holder for the razor, which is shown as at D in Figure 1, the strop is folded once upon itself to leave the end E terminating short of the opposite end, as best shown in Figure 1, so as to make a pocket for the razor D between the folds. The strop is maintained folded by the loops (5) and (6) of the handle which are turned to lon itudinally overhe opposite sides of the folds, asshown in Figure l, with link catches (10) and (11) carried by one of the loops and adapted to extend across the thickness of the strop folds at the side edges thereof and engage the other loop on the opposite side of the strop folds, as best shown in Figure 1. These link catches may be made of spring metal so that they may be sprung in place and also hold the folds of the strop clamped bet-ween the loops under tension.

A shaving brush, shown as at F, may be conveniently carried by the holder at the closed ends of the folds, as shown in Figure 1.

In the case of a very long strop, or in other instances which require it, the strop per se may be folded a number of times upon itself to make up a plurality of pockets, in which event the link catches (10) and (11) would necessarily have to be of a length to accommodate the added thickness of the folds in order that they would extend across the side edges thereof for engaging both the handle loops.

My invention is especially adapted for use in carrying straight razors and a strop for sharpening them in a neat and compact manner, thus overcoming the disadvantage of packing a straight razor with the strop and brush in the heretofore inconvenient manner.

I claim:

1. In a device of the class described, a razor sharpening strop, a two-part handle at one end of the strop, the two parts of the handle being separable and the strop adapted to be folded upon itself with the handle longitudinally overlying opposite sides of the strop folds and means holding the handle in said position with the strop folds clamped therebetween, comprising link catches fixed to one of the handle parts on one side of the strop folds adapted to extend across the thickness of the strep folds at the side edges thereof and engage the other part of the handle on the opposite side of said folds.

2. In a device of the class described, a razor sharpening strep, a handle therefor, comprising separate looped members, oneof said members having a transverse straight end adapted to be attached to the strep across the end thereof, the other member of said handle having eye-hooks through which said transverse straight end passes, the strep adapted to be folded upon itself with the two members of the handle turned to longitndinally overlie opposite sides of the folds, and means for holding the handle in said position with the strep folds clamped there between.

3. In a device of the class described. a razor sharpening strep, a handle therefor, comprising separate looped members, one of said members having a transverse straight end adapted to be attached to the strep across the end thereof, the other member of said handle having eye hooks through which said transverse straight end passes, the strep adapted to be folded upon itself with the two members of the handle turned tolongitndinallyoverlie opposite sides of the folds, and means for holding the ban dle in said position with the strep folds clamped therebetween, comprising means carried by the handle member on one side of the strep folds adapted to engage the hand'lemember on the opposite side of the strep folds.

4*. In a device of the class described, a razor sharpening strep, a handle therefor, said handle comprising separate looped members, one of'said members having a transverse straight end adapted to be attached to the stropracross the end thereof, said other member having eye hooks through which said 'tranw erse straight end passes.

the strep adapted to be folded upon itself with the two handle members tin-nod to longitudinally I overlie opposite sides of the HARVEY E. REX. 

